Third person dies in listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meat

A third person has died and over 40 people have been hospitalized in a multi-state listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (‘CDC’ ) said in a press release Thursday that the three deaths have been in Illinois, New Jersey, and the latest in Virginia. …

Tropical Storm Debby makes second landfall bringing widespread flooding to N.C., Virginia

Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall in South Carolina on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 131,000 North Carolina homes and businesses while also causing widespread flooding. Rain from Debby is being blamed for the deaths of at least six people — four in Florida, including two children, and the others in Georgia …

Chicago White Sox fire manager Pedro Grifol, name Grady Sizemore interim manager

The Chicago White Sox announced Thursday that they have fired manager Pedro Grifol and named former All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore as his interim replacement. The White Sox also fired bench coach Charlie Montoyo, third base coach Eddie Rodriguez and assistant hitting coach Mike Tosar. The White Sox tied a dubious American League record this month with …

U.S. women’s volleyball beats Brazil in semifinal to advance to gold medal match

The U.S women’s volleyball team is one step closer to repeating as gold medalists after defeating Brazil in Thursday’s Paris Olympics semifinals. Team USA women’s volleyball will now go on to defend its Olympic gold medal after defeating Brazil in the five-set thriller. The semifinal match was a back and forth game with no team …

Kit Harington joins Season 3 of ‘Industry’ on HBO

HBO has released the official teaser trailer for “Industry” Season 3, starring “Game of Thrones” alum Kit Harington. The official synopsis of Season 3 reads: “As Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) find themselves front and center in …

‘Euphoria’ to resume production in 2025 with main cast to return for Season 3

HBO announced that Euphoria will begin production on Season 3 in January 2025 – more than two years after the conclusion of Season 2. Deadline first reported in March that filming plans for the series had been pushed back, with creator Sam Levinson still working on scripts. At the time of the announcement in March, …

Arizona woman charged in fake elector scheme pleads guilty

One of the 11 Republicans charged in Arizona’s fake lector scheme during the 2020 election pleaded guilty. Loraine Pellegrino, a Republican activist and the former president of the group Ahwatukee Republican Women who signed a document falsely claiming former President Donald Trump had won Arizona in the 2020 election, has now become the first person …

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in OceanGate’s Titan submarine disaster for $50 million

The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the famous shipwreck last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OceanGate -the operator of the tourist submersible that catastrophically failed. The family of French explorer Paul-Henri …

Texas running back CJ Baxter suffers season-ending knee injury

Sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Texas running back CJ Baxter suffered a knee injury in practice Tuesday that will require season-ending surgery. FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman confirmed Wednesday that the school revealed that an MRI showed that Baxter suffered a tear in his lateral and posterior collateral ligaments (LCL and PCL) in his right …

Utah Jazz signs Lauri Markkanen to 5-year, $238M extension

The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday. Lelchitski confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension includes $220 million in new money. Markkanen, 27, had one year and $18 million left on his contract; …